Soldiers at Rest (Milites Requiescentes) from The Large Landscapes, ca. 1555–56, Etching and engraving, 12 5/8 x 17in. (32 x 43.2cm), Prints, After Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Netherlandish, Breda (?) ca. 1525–1569 Brussels), Johannes van Doetecum the elder (Netherlandish, active 1554–ca. 1600, died 1605), Lucas van Doetecum (Netherlandish, active 1554–72, died before 1589), A group of soldiers with halberds and long staffs are represented on the hilltop of a magnificent alpine river valley. Three of the soldiers are resting in the foreground, two appear at the crest of the hill, and several others are shown strolling at the left and right of the composition
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Soldiers, Rest, Milites Requiescentes, Large Landscapes, ca, 1555–56, Etching, engraving, 12 5/8 x 17in, 32 43.2cm, Prints, After Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Netherlandish, Breda, ca., 1525–1569, Brussels, Johannes van Doetecum elder, active, 1554–ca., 1600, died, 1605, Lucas Doetecum, 1554–72, died before, 1589, group, soldiers, halberds, long staffs, represented, hilltop, magnificent alpine, river, valley, Three, resting, foreground, two, crest, hill, several, shown strolling, left, right, composition
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